Multidimensional Journal Evaluation: Analyzing Scientific Periodicals Beyond the Impact Factor

By Stefanie Haustein

Scientific communication depends primarily on publishing in journals. The most important indicator to determine the influence of a journal is the Impact Factor. Since this factor only measures the average number of citations per article in a certain time window, it can be argued that it does not reflect the actual value of a periodical. This book defines five dimensions, which build a framework for a multidimensional method of journal evaluation. The author is winner of the Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Scholarship 2011.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110254948
• ISBN13: 9783110254945
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: K.G. Saur Verlag
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary